Academic and Career Advisor

About our Company: -

22nd Century Technologies, Inc., is one of the fastest growing IT Service Integrator and Workforce Solution companies in the United States. Founded in 1997, 22nd Century Technologies is a Certified National Minority Business Enterprise with 6,000 people including 600 Cyber SMEs nationwide supporting our customers in all 50 states, Canada, and Mexico. With HQs in Somerset, NJ and Mclean, VA, 22nd Century has 14 offices throughout the United States. As part of our unrelenting focus on quality and compliance, 22nd Century Technologies’ delivery is based on Certified Matured Processes including CMMI L3 Dev & SVC, ISO 20000, ISO 27001, and ISO 9001 quality processes. With a strong focus on the public sector, 22nd Century currently holds government contracts with 14 out of 15 Federal Executive agencies including DoD, 37 other Federal agencies, 50 States, 115 Local agencies, and 37 School Districts. In the last three years, we have expanded our services to Fortune 500 and other commercial clients and currently support 80 commercial clients.

Recognized among “Best Company to Work For” by Forbes, 22nd Century Technologies, Inc., consistently exceeds our clients’ expectations by focusing on their absolute satisfaction with jobs while keeping our employees motivated.

“22nd Century Technologies is an Equal Opportunity Employer" and “US Citizens & all other parties authorized to work in the US are encouraged to apply."

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.

Duration: 11 months

Job Description:

Equipment to be used by the temporary staffing professional(s):

• Standard Office Equipment

Computer software to be used:

• Microsoft Office Suite

Knowledge, skills, education, and/or experience:

• Knowledge of training and coaching strategies effective to strengthening participants soft skills.
• Working knowledge of the workforce development system: its structure, operations, and linkages between required partners.
• Strong interpersonal skills to help engage, support, and motivate customers and engage business partners effectively.
• Effective communication skills both oral and written.
• Effective problem-solving, coaching, career counseling, and facilitation skills.
• Proficient in using Microsoft Office.

Bachelor's degree required.

Mandatory skills/certification(s) Requirement:

• Relevant work-related experience working with adult learners' career counseling services.

Duties/Responsibilities:

• Responsible for providing adult career coaching services and case management to participants in the Road to Success in Virginia grant program.
• Provides information on careers, career pathways, and educational requirements to ensure it aligns with one of the targeted industry sectors and results in an industry-recognized credential.
• Facilitates employment workshops, workplace readiness, and professional soft skills training.
• Ensures participants identify a training program, apply for admission, and enroll in coursework.
• Assists with recruitment and work-based learning opportunities following completion.
• Monitors students' training progress and furnishes coaching throughout the program.
• Provides placement and job-retention services to participants and works with employers to resolve any barriers to employment.
• Individual reports to the Virginia Peninsula Community College – Workforce Development Division.
• This is a grant-funded position.

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Job Types: Full-time, Contract

Pay: $25.00 per hour

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Day shift
• Monday to Friday

Education:

• Bachelor's (Required)

Experience:

• adult learners' career counseling services: 2 years (Required)

Ability to Commute:

• Hampton, VA 23666 (Required)

Work Location: In person

Salary : $25